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Brake cooling ducts without removing things?
- Thread starter Skeeter
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Why not remove the acoustic valve and carbon cannister?
I havent done it but understand there are no negative side effects.
I havent done it but understand there are no negative side effects.
WRX
I considered keeping the fogs in place and possibly putting slim ducts under the bumper instead. But so far haven't felt that I needed to go the lengths of needing cooling.
If I was going to though, then I would probably use something like this, bit hard to explain but might make sense if you look at these:
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/brake-ducts-ducting/revotec-intake-duct-with-offset-outlet
If I was going to though, then I would probably use something like this, bit hard to explain but might make sense if you look at these:
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/brake-ducts-ducting/revotec-intake-duct-with-offset-outlet
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Hassle being the main issue. I'd rather not have to.
I had a nosey under the passenger side the other day while fitting my dogbone and there looked to be plenty of room to feed a pipe from the fog surround to the inside of the arch. At most you would have to move a horn. It would be far from a straight line, but with the air being forced in it wouldn't matter.
Completely forgot to check the driver side though (doh!) and that's where the carbon canister is isn't it? So I assume that side would be harder?
Completely forgot to check the driver side though (doh!) and that's where the carbon canister is isn't it? So I assume that side would be harder?
Yes and yes.
Keith185
ClioSport Club Member
No chance on drivers side without removing or possibly re positioning it. Mines removed.
Passenger side it's possible to re position the horn, I made a new bracket for it. Can't remember where the acoustic valve sat.
Passenger side it's possible to re position the horn, I made a new bracket for it. Can't remember where the acoustic valve sat.
182cup & 172 racecar
Just remove arch liners.
There is a splitter that I have seen on a Clio, with bit's that could be cut out and a oblong scoop put in.
There is a splitter that I have seen on a Clio, with bit's that could be cut out and a oblong scoop put in.
Well decided to have a bosh today and see what I found. Turns out it should be fine without removing anything. You can bend the horn out the way on the passenger side, and if you undo the big bolt holding the carbon canister you can then bend that a little out the way on the drivers side. Should be fine to fit ~100mm ducting from the fog to the inside of the arch liner.
Any idea where to buy 100mm CAF ducting?
Any idea where to buy 100mm CAF ducting?
Clio 182 FF
I have thought of this, like done on the R35 GTR so must work quite well. Do you think the small scoop area and more importantly less dirrect (straight route to the calliper would make for insufficient cooling?
182cup & 172 racecar
I don't really think it's that important tbh. Just more air in there seems to work well enough.
You could use aluminium sheeting to make a horizontal air deflector riveted onto the wishbone, this will pick up air up to a second are deflector (sounds complicated but looks simple). I have seen this on a race prepped Clio. Likewise having air coming through the fog light housing and hitting a vertical deflector works well |( like most of us on here have used and slimier to the Cup Racer air deflectors
172 Track Car
We still have half a horn and a carbon canister, haven't got round to removing it. We grew properly desperate on the brake cooling front, maybe it's just us not being arsed to change fluid every 6 months. Resulted in this monstrosity, ducts feed into wheels. Yet to be tested on track
A gentle blower suggests it gets air on there from pretty horrendous angles. But things work differently when blowing air instead of driving into static air so we will see.
Looks like a little lobster now! Shows you can fit ducts with the bits still in there though
A gentle blower suggests it gets air on there from pretty horrendous angles. But things work differently when blowing air instead of driving into static air so we will see.
Looks like a little lobster now! Shows you can fit ducts with the bits still in there though
